Maxwell Boamah, a customary successor of late Kofi Ampomah, who was allegedly killed by some police personnel at Adomfe, in the Asante Akyem South Municipality of the Ashanti region, together with nine others, have filed a GH¢10m suit against the Ghana Police Service and the Attorney-General (A-G) for the death of his kinsman. According to the plaintiff, the deceased, without any cause or act of provocation was allegedly seized by nine officers of the Police Service, when he closed from work
The Vice President, Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, says the government is ready to collaborate with the board and management of Rand Refinery to help Ghana obtain London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) Certification. Underscoring the importance of the LBMA certificate to the government’s plan to develop the mineral industry and make Ghana a key player in the refinery of mineral resources, Dr Bawumia said attaining the certification will propel Ghana to participate and exploit fully the benefits
A SEKONDI High Court, presided over by Justice Richmond Osei Hwere, has struck out an election petition brought by National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for Essikado-Ketan, Dr Grace Ayensu Danquah, against her New Patriotic Party (NPP) opponent, Mr Joe Ghartey and the Electoral Commission. The decision was based on application for discontinuance of the case filed by the plaintiff on October 14, 2022. The court had scheduled October 31, 2022 for Case Management Conference (CMC)
Alhaji Farouk Aliu Mahama, New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Yendi has stressed the need for the Tertiary Students Confederacy (TESCON), of the party to remain determined and resolute in working for the interest of the party. He also implored them to at all times stick to the founding principles of TESCON, which has become the intellectual organ and the number one breeding grounds for future leaders of the party and the nation at large. Alhaji Farouk Aliu Mahama made the emphasis
The Minority in Parliament has vowed to prevent the House from taking action on the Public Elections (Registration of Voters) Instrument (C.I) proposed by the Electoral Commission. The C.I. when laid and passed will recognise the Ghana Card as the sole identification card for demonstrating one’s eligibility for purposes of voter registration. The Minority Caucus, in a petition presented to the House yesterday, which was advertised on the Order Paper but later stood down, said that the C.I. should
Some of the major problems thwarting the development of sub-Saharan Africa are wars and conflicts. Though the region has severed political ties with her former colonial rulers decades ago after bitter independence struggles, peace is still eluding it. The Chronicle admits that the development can sometimes be attributed to thousands of languages spoken across the continent, thus making it difficult to run proper Federal or Unitary system of government. We nevertheless think some of the problems
In their quest to give back to the society, the Class of ‘68 year group of Akropong Salem has decided to institute a Maths and English competition among Junior High Schools (JHS) within Akropong, the capital of Akuapem North Municipality. The brilliant initiative, dubbed “The Class of ‘68 English and Maths Contest, covers Maths and English Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) syllabus for JHS, with the aim to develop positive attitudes towards analytical thinking and mathematics.
Twenty five Seamstresses drawn from 10 communities in the Birim North District of the Eastern Region have benefited from a six month free training, under the Women Economic Resilience Programme (WERP), being implemented by Pyxera Global, with funding from Newmont Ghana. The six-month training program aims at upgrading the sewing skills of the 25 women beneficiaries, in order to sew items for Newmont Ghana, the Security services and other sub-contractors, will take place at Adausena in the Birim
Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC), a leading Non-Profit Organisation in the agribusiness sector has received two awards at the just ended Ghana Business Awards. KIC received an award for ‘Excellence in Innovation and Technology of the Year’ and another award as the ‘NGO the Year’. The Ghana Business Awards event is organissed every year to recognise and reward excellence across all sectors, as well as recognising the contribution of various sector players towards developing enterprise and
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has urged the Central Bank to take all the requisite steps within its competence to return the foreign currency market to stability. According to the Asantehene, though he has no doubt that the Bank of Ghana is doing its best to remedy the situation, it must also take steps in order to bring predictability to Ghana’s export and import trade, as well as other international financial transactions. Otumfuo, who was represented by Nana Kwaku Amankwah Sarkodie,
The Member of Parliament (MP) for the Tarkwa Nsuaem Constituency, George Mireku Duker, has commissioned a newly constructed Community Center for the people of EssamangKakraba, a community within the Tarkwa Municipality. The Mineral Development Fund (MDF) Community Center was started in 2019 and completed in 2021. It consists of four offices, four toilets and three urinal pots for public use. It also has one toilet facility for office use and an open space for gathering. It was, therefore,a joyous
Two Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO), the D.A.S. Foundation and Health Belt Foundation in response to the dangers of breast cancer has called on the public not to allow caring for breast to end in the month of October. According to the NGOs, although the tenth month of the year has been designated for breast cancer awareness creation worldwide, visiting a health facility for breast screening or conducting a self-screening exercise should not end after October. The NGOs made the appeal to
The Effia-Nkwanta Government hospital last Friday held its annual Open Day ceremony at the forecourt of the hospital. This was done to draw closer to its patients and stakeholders and to receive feedback from them. The annual Open Day ceremony is an initiative of the Medical Director of the hospital and this is the second time that the hospital has opened its doors to the outside world. The second edition of the open day focused on breast cancer awareness, which saw other institutions like the
Gold Fields Ghana Foundation (GGF), in collaboration with Rotary Club of Tarkwa, have embarked on a Health outreach programme in one of the catchment community of the Aboso Gold Limited, Hunni-Valley. The outreach programme witnessed hundreds of indigenes turning up for free medical consultation at two centers,located at Hunni-Valley Methodist Junior High school and the Hunni-Valley Health Center. About ten doctors were drawn from Prestea and Tarkwa to attend to the people who visited the two
A fifteen (15) member delegation from Uganda is in Ghana for a-4 day visit to learn from Ghana’s justice delivery system. The delegation, led by the Deputy Chief Justice, Justice Richard Buteera, commenced their visit on Monday, and would use the four days to learn and adopt some of the best practices of Ghana’s justice system to improve its justice administration. Some of the takeaway lessons that the group is expected to harness include policy, legal, institutional framework, operations,
At the recently concluded 33rd Awards ceremony held last Saturday, in Accra, the Chartered Institute of Marketing, Ghana (CIMG) recognised the contributions of various industry participants. The CIMG Awards are highly regarded and are used as a standard for marketing performance in corporate Ghana. The Guest of Honor was the CEO of the Students Loan Trust Fund and the president of the National Institute of Marketing, Nigeria. About 30
A Kumasi High Court has directed the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) to apply to join the Oforikrom Municipal Assembly (OMA) as co-defendants in a suit over a disputed parcel of land. This is to enable the court effectively determine the case once and for all. Nana Osei Boa III, the chief of Anwomaso, has filed a suit against the KMA for the demolition of about 22 stores constructed on a piece of land, hitherto under the control of KMA, which was demarcated for the construction of a Lorry
The Ghana National Petroleum Company (GNPC) has donated two drones to the Ghana Navy and Ghana Boundary Commission to improve on surveillance at their various points of operations. The gesture by the GNPC is its recognition of the need to have a secure, well-monitored and well-developed maritime space in which its assets such as FPSOs, vessels, pipelines and other infrastructure are secure from unwanted marine traffic and other activities. Presenting the drones to the two beneficiary institutions
Bakers at Asawasi in the Asokore Mampong Municipality of the Ashanti Region have stopped the production of bread and other flour-based pastries. The three-day strike is aims at protesting against the high cost of raw materials that are largely imported and used in the production of bread and pastries. Information available to The Chronicle has it that all bakeries in the Municipality are out of service and bread is nowhere to be bought. Other sister communities such as Fante New-Town are threatening
On Sunday, October 30, 2022, the president of the republic, H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo spoke to the nation in his latest series of “Fellow Ghanaians.” Even though I had speculated in Church that day, that he was going to share freebies, which it turned out that he did not, I must say I was not disappointed in his speech. But before I state why, I find it an obligation to respond to the statement below, which appeared in social media, allegedly by NDC’s Ras Mubarak. If he is innocent
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